By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday, led by more declines in Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gave up 2%. Microsoft, Google’s parent company and Facebook were down between 2.5% and 3.3%. The weakness in tech came as
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined for the third straight month in September amid ongoing worries about the rapidly-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 109.3 in September, down from 115.2 in
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer has told Congress that he knew former President Donald Trump wasn’t planning to attack China and it was his job to reassure the Chinese of that fact in phone calls that have triggered outrage from some lawmakers. Army
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — Two Houston sisters barely escaped after being slammed from behind by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning. “My leg was broken in three different places,” said O’Shanae Bell, who spoke from her hospital room. “My tibia, my femur and ankle.” Clearly
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations have run dry, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck drivers. Long lines of vehicles formed at many gas stations over the weekend, and tempers frayed as some drivers waited for hours. The Petrol Retailers Association, which represents
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations have run dry, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck drivers. Long lines of vehicles formed at many gas stations over the weekend, and tempers frayed as some drivers waited for hours. The Petrol Retailers Association, which represents
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Police suspect a blast at an apartment building in Sweden’s second-largest city might have been caused by an explosive device. The explosion took place just before 5 a.m. Tuesday in central Goteborg. A hospital spokesperson said 16 people were brought in for treatment, including four with serious
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A diplomatic conflict between Hungary and Ukraine has deepened. The two countries summoned each others’ ambassadors Tuesday over Budapest’s decision to sign a long-term contract to purchase Russian gas. Ukraine considers Hungary’s 15-year deal with Russian gas company Gazprom a blow to its
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas utility worker accused of remotely tampering with a public water system’s cleaning procedures has notified a federal court that he plans to change his plea. Wyatt Travnichek was indicted in March with remotely accessing the Post Rock Rural Water District’s systems in March 2019, about two months after
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined for the third straight month in September amid ongoing worries about the rapidly-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 109.3 in September, down from 115.2 in
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A memorial is growing in the middle of the Livingston High School student parking lot as students remember one of their own. Filled with flowers, candles and notes the parking lot is where dozens of students have gathered throughout the day.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to fight climate change and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc around the world. Four hundred climate activists from 180 countries were invited
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — TikTok ha alcanzado uno de los hitos más exclusivos de la industria tecnológica. La compañía dijo en un blog este lunes que ahora tiene más de 1.000 millones de usuarios activos mensuales en todo el mundo, lo que la hace un caso raro, pues es una red
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is defending the military’s execution of a frantic airlift from Kabul. He also asserted on Tuesday that it will be “difficult but absolutely possible” to contain extremist
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Janet Yellen is telling Congress that the Treasury Department will likely exhaust all of its “extraordinary measures” to avoid an unprecedented default on the government’s obligations by Oct. 18. Yellen warned Congress three weeks ago that the Treasury would run out of maneuvering room by
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Janet Yellen is telling Congress that the Treasury Department will likely exhaust all of its “extraordinary measures” to avoid an unprecedented default on the government’s obligations by Oct. 18. Yellen warned Congress three weeks ago that the Treasury would run out of maneuvering room by
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Chandelis Duster, CNN Two American siblings prevented from leaving China since 2018 have now been allowed to travel back to the United States. In June 2018, Chinese authorities imposed an “exit ban” on Victor and Cynthia Liu, both American citizens, as they were visiting family in China. A State Department spokesperson
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China gave significantly less aid to Pacific island nations in recent years despite Beijing’s diplomatic efforts to increase its influence in the region, according to a Sydney-based think tank. Chinese aid to the Pacific shrank by a 31% in 2019 to $169 million, the Lowy Institute
Continue ReadingBy JACLYN SCHULTZ Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — The housing shortage has created a crisis for renters across the Las Vegas Valley, and many are worried about the terms of lease renewals and sticker shock for increases in rent. The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada explains that
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key Democratic senators are expected to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House as he works to trim his $3.5 trillion government overhaul. Biden is set to meet separately with Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema from
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